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Are You a Victim of Hurry Sickness? Try this!
Life is busy and time is a valuable resource. But the more hurried we are the more stressed we are. There's one simple act that will help.
Mar 14 min read
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Hedonic Adaptation: Why Money Won't Buy Happiness
Maybe you've dreamed about how happy you'd be winning the lottery. Not so fast... Research shows that material possessions and financial gains only give us a temporary boost in happiness.
Feb 14 min read
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The Butterfly Effect of Kindness
A small act of kindness can set off a chain of significant events. The things that change the world are the tiny things.
Nov 1, 20244 min read
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Are You A Change Maker?
We are all change makers. Thanks to emotional contagion and mirror neurons, what happens inside us happens between us.
Jul 1, 20243 min read
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The Scientific Reality of Reality TV
There is no better way to escape our own than by tuning into someone else’s drama. But there is science behind why we love reality TV.
Feb 7, 20244 min read
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The Mystery of Roseto
Thanks to a small town of Italian immigrants, we've learned that belonging and a shared purpose contribute are sound predictors of health.
Jan 4, 20242 min read
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4 Scientific Secrets to Happiness
There is a vast body of research exploring what makes us happy and identifying key elements that are scientifically linked to happiness.
Dec 21, 20233 min read
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How the Ben Franklin Effect Makes Us More Likeable
The Ben Franklin effect is a psychological finding that when someone does us a favor they tend to view us more favorably.
Sep 11, 20234 min read
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We're Better Together
At a time when everything feels upside down, we're more disconnected than ever. Times like these we need to connected the most.
Mar 16, 20224 min read
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3 Ways to Boost your Conversational Intelligence
Constructive criticism can prevent us from making mistakes in the present. But without positive feedback longterm improvement isn't likely.
Jan 7, 20225 min read
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3 Ways Kindness Changes the Brain
In a dog-eat-dog world that seems pretty mean these days, there are some brain-based reasons to show a little more kindness.
Sep 18, 20204 min read
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Feeling Lonely is More Than a Feeling
With Americans more physically isolated now because of coronavirus stay-at-home orders, loneliness is the second pandemic.
May 27, 20203 min read
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The Irony of Social Media
The irony of social media lies in the illusion of connection. We look to technology to engage with others and that same technology makes it
Jan 25, 20205 min read
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